CVE-2024-40634: Argo CD Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability via /api/webhook Endpoint
This report details a security vulnerability in Argo CD, where an unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted large JSON payload to the /api/webhook endpoint, causing excessive memory allocation that leads to service disruption by triggering an Out Of Memory (OOM) kill. The issue poses a high risk to the availability of Argo CD deployments.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmvp-698c-4x3w
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/46c0c0b64deaab1ece70cb701030b76668ad0cdc
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/540e3a57b90eb3655db54793332fac86bcc38b36
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/d881ee78949e23160a0b280bb159e4d3d625a4df
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jmvp-698c-4x3w
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40634
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